• Reference: 2021/1031
• Question by: Leonie Cooper
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Following the significant failure of the Government to support improving residential energy efficiency through the £1.5bn Green Homes Grant, where it is likely only 20 percent of this budget will be spent, what communication have you had with the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS) about how they plan to deal with 80 percent underspend?

• Reference: 2021/1028
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

London’s youth unemployment has reached 22%. This is incredibly worrying. What does London need from government to reduce this urgently?

• Reference: 2021/1027
• Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

London’s youth unemployment has reached 22%. This is incredibly worrying. What are you doing to reduce this?

• Reference: 2021/1025
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Further to the letter, dated the 4 March 2021, sent to the Transport Committee by the Deputy Mayor for Transport, on the subject of the delivery of capital projects and programmes listed in the 2016 Transport for London (TfL) Business Plan, please list by name the 11 London Underground stations that are expected to become step free by the end of 2022. Please also provide the estimated completion dates between now and the end of 2022.

• Reference: 2021/1024
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

Several well-respected individuals within the housing sector have suggested the benefits of a ‘Buy Back’ scheme for shared owners impacted by the cladding and fire safety scandal. Such a scheme would mean the housing associations that sold these properties on a shared ownership basis could buy the shares back from anyone who is struggling and unable to move due to the crisis. Given the number of shared owners impacted by the scandal in London is this something you will work with housing associations to explore?

• Reference: 2021/1023
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

At present if a developer puts forward proposals with at least 36% affordable housing they do not have to provide a financial viability assessment. Can you clarify whether within this 36%+ of affordable housing developers are required to offer a mix of affordable housing and cannot simply put forward only so-called ‘intermediate’ forms of affordable housing. Do you insist that they must include at least some social rented homes, and if this is not the case, will you consider introducing this as part of the upcoming Affordable Housing Programme?

• Reference: 2021/1022
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

If a development’s affordable housing provision consists of only ‘intermediate’ forms of affordable housing and no social rented homes, does this affect the amount of funding the development receives from the GLA?

• Reference: 2021/1021
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

As part of the planning conditions for the Energy Recovery Facility in Sutton, Viridor is required to restore the adjacent landfill site on Beddington Farmlands to a nature reserve by 31 December 2023. There are serious concerns about progress on this commitment. Given the area forms part of the All London Green Grid and is recognised as a significant regional asset in the London Plan, and the planning permission required GLA sign off, will you join Sutton Council in putting pressure on Viridor to ensure they deliver the restoration on time and as promised?

• Reference: 2021/1020
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

A recent report by Inclusion London on disabled people’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in London highlighted the importance of supporting disabled Londoners in getting and keeping good jobs, with good pay and working conditions. What work are you doing to ensure disabled individuals are given more opportunities for high quality employment and how are you working to strengthen protections for disabled workers against discrimination and equipping employers with the knowledge that allows them to support and develop disabled workers in an inclusive work environment as we recover from the pandemic?

• Reference: 2021/1019
• Question by: Caroline Pidgeon
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

It is essential that women leaving prison have access to housing, support and advice to keep them safe and reduce the risk of re-offending, as outlined in the recent report by the Safe Homes for Women Leaving Prison. What work is MOPAC doing with London Boroughs and others to ensure there is a single point of contact for (re)housing women released from prison?